Computer Disaster Management and Contingency Planning

Disaster can strike unexpectedly and disrupt the activities of an organization where the entity has become dependent on computer systems for critical applications. Therefore, there is a need of an effective contingency planning for computer disaster prevention, recovery and business resumption. This workshop has been designed to enable delegates to:

• Develop contingency consciousness
• Acquire knowledge necessary to support a contingency planning process
• Learn contingency planning methods
• Advice management
• Challenge existing contingency plans effectiveness
• Analyze disaster risks and audit plans for reasonableness and efficacy

CONTENT

· The concepts of Going-concern and Business Continuity

· Disaster Contingency Planning Objectives

· Business contingency as a key Management Responsibility

· How Disasters expose the internal control system

· Contingency Planning Strategies

· Developing Disaster and Recovery Scenarios

· Documenting the Disaster Contingency Plan

· Testing the disaster contingency provisions

· Developing Audit Plan and Program Provisions

· Developing Management Reports

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.